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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
2
Advertising rates and publication details for a 1935 Shafter, California issue. Includes price 200 per year payable in advance, publication as second class matter, and date of August 1, 1935. Mentions publisher H. G. Comfort and local address.
A nostalgic promotional piece urges readers that the May 1 opening of the fishing season is near with tales of anglers chasing trout. It touts summer resorts offering guides and tips while noting the thrill of the sport and the wide availability of fresh produce to fight spring fever.
The piece argues romance and heroism persist beyond Don Quixote and Cleopatra, urging readers to seek adventure in modern headlines. It praises Edward VIII’s era, aviators charting air lanes, and the world moving forward, concluding with a call to read between the lines.
Down Memory Lane documents mid spring energy in California with notes on spring fever fatigue. It reports Shafter Ladies Auxiliary electing officers J Henderson president and others, and plans for installation. It covers Kern county cotton belt league forming with clubs from Shafter McFarland Wasco Maricopa and initial games. It notes American Legion posts meeting and grounds improvements around the hall.
Educators lament gaps in state history among students citing unfamiliar names like Bodega and Palou. The piece notes many born outside California and urges study groups to adopt a UC course on old California trails and the men and women who built the Pacific coast civilization.
Shafter notes show ongoing home and store building with new homes for Handel Mayer Reimer Williams and others. Local residents visit Fresno Arvin Bakersfield Long Beach and Los Angeles. Charles Unruh, a Shafter farmer, dies after illness. Theodore F. Bayless signs a nostalgic poem about a land of perfect days and distant mountains.
The first twins born in Shafter in 1938 arrived on Good Friday, April 15. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heath, with twin boys Glenn Richard and Lynn Roger, born at Mrs. Heath’s parents’ home south of Shafter. Glenn weighed 7 1/2 pounds and Lynn 7 1/2 pounds. Mother and twins are doing exceptionally well.
Tod Mosier and others assign a lease on lots 4 13 and section 17 28 25 with a 41 6 percent royalty to Richfield Oil. A second assignment covers portions 3 and 14 with a 1 12 percent pump plot royalty. The Press subscription notice.
The Regents approve a new Davis campus plan drawn by W C Hays. The quad will be enlarged with buildings around four sides and the old gymnasium torn down. California Inn moves, West Dormitory shifts, and the campus road along the east side will be straightened.
The Associated Farmers of Kern County Inc will hold its annual banquet in the Spanish Ballroom at the El Tejon Hotel Thursday evening April 28 at 7 o clock. Phil Bancroft of Walnut Creek will be the principal speaker, with Bancroft noted as a leader in California farm groups and a vice president of the Associated Farmers of California Northern District. Reservations are available through the Associated Farmers office at 210.
Local items list professional building in Bakersfield, W B Camp, Bill Lachenmaier, Strigham's Drug Store, Bakersfield Implement Co and a note about securing reservation tickets from a gun manager. The brief mentions these entities in a community notice context.
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